Tooele Transcript Bulletin | 1908-06-05 | Page 2 | Will Cost $5,000,000 to Take the Fleet Around the World

will cost 5 to take the fleet around the world washington ashington AN approximately 5 la Is the estimate of the cost of the coal consumed in ili the atlantic battleship fleet ahen ft hen it will have fin dished its cruise wound the world rhe estimate of the cost ot of coal nee esary essary to iame the fleet filin san francisco to hampton ampton II roads by way of honolulu Ilono lulu manila and the suez ca nil has been beell reported b bi the chief of the bureau of equipment as amount ing to 2 the navy depart ivis been in of unofficial communications aiom the australian government to furnish with out cost the coal requited during the visit of the conini ant in ill Austi australian alian naters aters of course tho afi a could not think of accepting such bich an offer and all have been made to use coal for the intaro n tire coulse